Liquid dispensing and measuring apparatus.



c. F. BROWN. LIQUID'DISPENSING AND MEASURING APPARATUS.

PPLICATION FILED JAN.H,1913.

` Patented Fem, '1916.

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WITNESSES c. F. BROWN.y LIQUID DISPENSING AND MEASURING APPARATUS.v

APPLICATION FILED IAN. II. 19173.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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c. F. RowN. LIQUID 4DISPENSING AND MEASURING APPARATUS. v

v APPLICATION FILED IAN. II, 1913. ,D

Patented Feb.l8,1916.

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c. F'. BROWN. vLIQUID DISPENSING AND MEASURING APPARATUS.

l APPLICATION FILED IAN. II.jI9I3. ,I i 1,170,872, Patented Feb., 8, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 WHA/55.555 N N www# l i esiste N s is! eHAnLnsr. BROWN, or iiiiW-ronin `i\i."'zr., essi'einen` er 'ns-sieiiiiniirs, orV

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of New York, in the county of NewfYork fand State fof NewYork, have invented "cerf are to be measured.- This vessellisv'p'rovided l ,with air-inlet or supply valve controlling'the 'admission :of liquidi into said vessel from.

said container, orother supply; land said vesselxisr also provided with a dispensing or outlet valve, or faucet, and with mechanism operated orcontrolled'by a. i'ioatwithin said vessel, whereby when the Vvessel-isfonce filled 1 withthe exactquantity of liquid'fit isninfw tended to'lfiold, 'the supply valve will 'b'eV VQ automatically closed and locked; andthe dei livery faucet'will be unlocked'l and"k can lbei opened and 'remain openv until the'vesselv is. emptied. And when theV vessel fis emptie andthe outlet valve closed, .the latterjwll Y fspeiacauon ofteaersrateni. 'Patented Fin 3919156; Application filed January 1,1, 1913, f Seriallo; 741,4'l6, i i l v i y be locked before and when .the supply valve l is opened' andthe supply valve will be held locked until thevessel'hasbeen -refilledand the supplyJvalve againclosed 'and locked.

whenthefoutlet valve is lockedandl theinlet Fvalveis' unlocked. Fig. "4 is a side elevation of the parts sliowninlllig. 3.; Figf is af 5 tain new and useful Improvements in Liquid In' brief the outlet valvek must be closed and Dispensing and Measuring fipparatus. lbe' locked in closed 4positionv .before` and Jllhis invention is a novel improvement in vwhile the supply valve is open; and the apparatus particularly designed'for ,use byv Hsupply valve -must beclosed and will be f retailers in measuring and dispensing fluids locked in closed position'before and when' .0 and liquids from original containers; and the outlet valve is opened;.so'that when the its object is to provide means whereby the vessel is once filled no: further liquid can be amount of liquid withdrawn from a conyadmitted thereinto until it has-been wholly tainer or other supply and dispensed will emptied; and'it-jwillbe impossible for a dis-'f be accurately measured and registered 'so honest-person to run liquidtliroughthe'ves- -5 that it will be practically impossibleV for dissel l*by simultaneeusly .openingV both .'valves. in

l honest persons to surreptitiously withdraw The Vessel` syffllrthelmol'e pOYOledv With liquid from 'the vapparatus without' the registering `mechanism which is suitably amount so withdrawn being registered: The Operated bythe valve control-ling devices so Vapparatusis also particularly usefuly in disjthat each time the vessel islilled tlieamount Y j `0 pensing liquid beverages whicliaare ordi-V of liquid ,admitted thereinto will .be'regis-j i narily sold in barrels or caslrs tothe retailer, tere'd, .lhe'vesselmay also be provided-'with and` in; this connection *the invention ,'pro# "a"vi'sual1indicating gage to show the amount vides novel apparatus which can beconnected '.Of flfqlldin-"the vessel at any time.. i, A ,a

with'the .original Cask ori container Tand f #fwill'describe` the' present invention in 5 whichwhen so connected willenable its vcon- "detailv withreferencef-t'o the: accompanying use -l tents tofbe withdrawn as' desired for'retail fdra-wings which illustrate saine, and infV the purposes and accurately measured and the claims sumir'iarizev thernovel'features `and amount of liquid withdrawn from the ori'gk V.combinations of parts-for which protection inalpacl'rage, cashA or barrel. will be regisis desired. r if. C .V

0' tered, thereby enabling the retailer-toascer-f. f AIn.saidrdrawingsefigure isia side ele- `sa tain the actual amount of liquiddelivered 'to 'vation' of a-vessel equipped with valves and him in the original containerwhenthe' same controllingaand registering devicesl embodyhasbeen nallyemptiedthroughorintothe 'ingv the invention, portions being `broken `dispensing apparatus. Y v Vaway toA show interior parts more clearly.

5 invention provides f measuring Ves- Fig 2211s aiOpplaI'l VleW'lO F 1g. Wltll the su sel,.capable of holding'an' exacte redetercasingbrolren away,-the parts'being'shown ininedgamountof liquid, and adap ed tobe in the positions assumed .'Wllel hG-OUQ? A v connected by suitablepiping'with the lsupvalve' isunlocked.r Figfisanenlarged plyof liquid to be' dispensed or measured, plLIiVlSW fifth@ CQDTOlllDg d'QVlC@ @S'Sholn D -or Wththeliqud container whose contents .in Eig-2 'with-theparts m positions assumed locked and. the outlet valve is'unloclredY Orc'ask. in the drawings, ndstfldaptedf@ suitablefconstructioii, ybeing v shown as a keg qdetached.A jFi'gff) a '.vdetailE-front View "1.a "showing the registering devices more clearly. Y

contain predetermined amount `of liquid,

for instance one gallon. Liquid may be admitted into this-vessel through a pipe 2, which preferably enters the top of the vessel as indicated in the drawings, and is provided with a supply valve 2a hereinafter referred to.

vessel is also provided with an outlet valve or faucet 3near its lower end, said valve 3 beingprovided with va handle 3e by which it can be opened and closedmanually. rllhe said inlet and outlet valves are controlled by devices hereinafter explained, so that when one valve can be or is opened the other will be locked.

The valve 2? is preferably arranged within avmetallic casing l liXedly attached to the top of the vessel as shown. The base plate la of said casing projects beyond the edge of the vessel and directly above the valve 3, and is provided with a bearing elf in which is journaledthe `upper end of a rod 3b attached to the stem 3LL of the outletvalve 3. To the rod 3b above plate 4f@ is secured a disk l3c which is provided with diametrically opposite notches 3d, one of which, when the valve is closed', will be in position to be engaged by the end 5n of a slidable .valve controlling and locking bar 5, which is supported upon thebase plate 4 and is guided longitudinally between suitable: flanges or guide plates 40, lflaattached tothe'base plate 4a, see Figs. 3, 4 and 5. 0n the stem 2b Aof the inlet valve v2a is an arm 2 the upper Vend of which may `be bent-at'right angles and engaged with a slot 5b in an upstanding finger 5e on the adjacent end of the bar 5, so that the valve 2a may be opened or closed by sliding bar 5 longitudinally. The bar 5 is normally held in the positionshown in Figs.v 1 and 5 with the inlet valve'closed and the outlet valve free by ymeansof a suitable spring, a helical expansion spring 5e being shown strung on the l bar 5 between the guides 4d, 11C, and a collar `or vpin 5f on the bar 5. The bar 5 may be moved in the opposite direction(or projected) so as `to open the inlet valve 2a` and lock the outlet valve 3 in closed position, by means of aV hand lever 6 pivoted to the base plate 4 as shown at 6a. rlhis.l lever is normally held in retracted positio'n,`"as shown in Fig. 1, by means of a spring ase attached tothe klever and to al suitable fixed part on the casing. To this lever G is pivoted Ya'pawl tigwhich rests upon the upper side ofV barl 5 and is adapted to engage a notch 5gv in lthe bar 5 when the lever `6 is pulled forward, against theV resistance of the springV 6", in the direction indicated by the arrowsk in Figs. V1 and. 5. rlhe lever 6 however cannot be pulled forward until and unless one'of the notches 3d in the disk 3c on the valve rod 3b be in register with the end The pipe 2 is adaptedto beY connected with a pipe S leading to a liquid supply, Avor tothe container of the liquid to be passed through the measuring vessel. The

5a of the bar .5; but when either notch 3d is in such position, the lever 6 can be pulled outward, thereby causing pawl 6g to engage notch 5g and move bar 5 outward, and also tensioning spring 5e; and before valve 2a is fopened'the'outer end 5ft of bar 5 will enter one vof the notches 3d in disk 3C, (see Figs. 3 and 4e), thereby locking the outlet valve in closedposition, and the outward movement of the bar. 5 (by reason of the engagement of finger 5c with `the valve lever 2C) opens the inlet valve 2a just after the outlet valve is locked.

Suitable devices should be provided for insuring the complete movement of bar 5 in either direction to'prevent persons tampering'withthe apparatus and reciprocating such bar repeatedly before the vessel is properly filled. Any suitable devices may be used either on the lever 6 or on the bar 5 to insure that itV must make a complete stroke in both directions. As shown in Figs. 1, 4 Vand 5, a small pawl 6X is pivotally attached to the side of the lever 6 and is adapted to engage and ride over a serrated plate GZ attached to the base plate at the side of said lever, so that when the lever 6 is pulled forward said'pawl will engage said notched plate andprevent the lever being retracted -until it and bar 5Y have been moved comi pletely forward; said pawl 6X will also engage the part GZ when the lever swings backward and prevent said lever being again pulled forward until after it and bar 5 have made their complete return strokes.

LWhen the bar 51m-projected into engagement with the disk 3C so as to open the valve 2a as described, it is locked in this position by means of'a detent lever 6, which is pivoted to a fiXed part of .the frame, and pref- `erablyto th'egu'ide plate 10, as indicated at 6, just above the'top of thebar5.v rFhis detent 6 has a tooth 6P vwhich is adapted to engage with'anv opposed tooth or notch 51 inthe bar 5, when the'latter is projected as described, as shown in Figs. 3 and fl, thereby locking'the bar 5 in such projected position, so Vthat it cannot return with the lever 6. The detent Gn is depressed by spring Gm and has a laterally projecting* finger 6r which liesabovey and is adaptedto-be engaged by the upper end of a'tu'bular member 8a slid- ,ably mounted on the upper end of a rod 8 in theV vessel as shown, and. such tubular member 3a may be provided with van adjusting screwy 8lV inxits upper endV to regulate the point or time of contact with the linger 6r. kThe rod 8 is secured to the bottom of the vessel and is adaptedto guide a float F disengage detent V6 .from the bar 5, which `will thereupon be retracted; by spring l5e and close the inlet valve andunlockthe outlet valve. When thebar 5 is'thus retracted it is heldin such position by means of ar catch plate 7, which normally liesabove and across bar 5 and is guided infvertically Vslotted plates 1h and. 4i attached to base plate la within the casing. Thisv catch plate V7'is connected to the upper end of a vertically movable rod 7 i?, which extends into the vessel as shown, and the lower end of rod 7L is loosely connectedwith one end of a lever7b, which is pivoted at 7c on the bottom of and withinthe vessel and-the free end 7 1 ofsaid lever is normally raised when the rod '7a is depressed or in itsk lowjermost position'at which time the plate 7 rests upon the topl of the bar 5, and when lbar 5 is retracted the plate 7 dropsinto notch valve, and just before the last of the liquid is withdrawn .the float F engages thea-rm 71 of the lever 7b and depresses the latter, thereby raising rod 7a and catch 7.; and the parts are so proportioned and arranged that atthe instant the-full quantity of liquid is withdrawn from the vessel' through the vout- .let valveV 3, the catch 7 will be disengaged wholly from the bar 5. The bar l5 can then be projected by pulling the lever 6 forward, as described, provided the .outlet vvalve* 3 be first closed so as to bring one Vof the notches 3d into registerwith the end 5a ofv bar 5.

As soon as the liquid is introduced into the. vessel and the float begins to rise, the rod 7a and catch-plate 7 drop by'gravity until the catch 7 rests upon the top of the bar and lies there ready toVv engage, notch 5F `the instant the bar 5 is retracted bythe Aspring 5e. 'The bar 5 may be kept from' lateral oscillation by any'suitable means;V

for instance'a pin 5 engaging a slot 4111 in the guide 4e, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5'.

vFromthe Vforegoing it will be seen that before the inlet valve can be opened the outlet valve must be closed and vlocked and that it will remain so. closedand locked until jtheproper amount offluid has` been admitted into the vessel and the float F rises sufficiently to disengage the detent 6? fromV bar 5; that thereupon spring 5 vvillV retract bar 5; and said bar is so proportionedthat .it will closetheinlet valve. Qbefore it unlocksthe outlet valve, and therefore the inlet proj ect throu" valve mast tev 1056i and/win t@ locked closed before .the outlet valve can be opened .and while said valve is opened ;v therefore no liquid can be. run through .the vessel by reason of bothvalves bei-ng open vat the same time. Furthermore it will be seen that by means of the controlling devices l vabove, described when the vessel is oncefilled and-'the float has caused the release of the Vdetent 6 from ytheloclring bar 5f`that the' inle't'vvalvev Will be closed, and that it cannot be aga-in openednntil the liquid has'been withdrawn from' the'vessel and the iioat descends and v causes lever 7d to raise rod 7a and lift the catch 7 out^of engagement with the locking bar 5. Y Therefore after the proper amount t of Vliquid has been introduced into thevessel no more liquid'can be introducedthereinto, until the same quantity ofliquid has been withdrawn from the vessel, and while the vessel is being filled no liquid can be withdrawn therefrom.

\ `Assuming thatV the vessel has a capacity l of one gallonl foreach charge; the amount of liquid passed therethrough can be easily determined by registering the number of 'full reciprocations given the locking bar 5.

In lorder tofregister the amount of liquid Y .passed through the vessehor the number of ltimes that the vessel hasbee'n filled, l provide bar 5 With a finger 5V to which'is attached a pin 5W'that engagesa slot 9L in a lever 9 attached to the shaft 9b of a rotary registering mechanism, indicated at 9C., which may be of any suitable construction; whereby for each reciprocationof the bar 5 vthe rock shaft 9b will be'actuated and cause the desired number of units'to-be registered on the units wheel of the registering;mechanism. The ,105'

do'gX and ratchet 6Z insure that the lever G mustmove the bar'5 sufliciently forward to leffect registration before the lever or-bar can be retracted, and they-also prevent repeated `or improperoscillatins of the lever.

I The valve controlling parts ofthe mechaing" asshown i'nfFig. 1.-" l t k f The above described measuring and regisgh al slot in'theftopfiof the cas-V disturbed yexcept by breaking 'oninjuring filo .nism are inclosed in casing 4 s'oithatv they cannotbe tampered with; the lever 6;-cafn y "teringapparatus may beconnected toa keg f or barrel asr described in myaforesaiolapplicajtionso that such connection cannot be the apparatus; thuspreventing surreptitious j v jwithdrawal of liquid froml such' container Whileconnected Ato the measuring vessel..

vention posses all the-advantages and utilities of the apparatus shown in my aforesaid application, and atthe same time is neater in appearance, moreA compact,more economi-` cal in construction,- more durable, and more nefficient in operation@ f 13o The apparatus embodyingthepresentv inffl What l claim is: y

notched member on the valve stem, a reciprocating member adapted to engage the notched member and loclr the valve in closed position, means for locking said reciproeating member in projected and retracted positions, a float in the vessel, and devices operated by said float for releasing said locking means. f

2.111 combination, a measuring; vessel having an outlet valve, a valve stein, a notched member on said stem, a reciprocating member adapted to engage said notched member to loclr the valve in closed position, and means for locking saidreciprocating member iii projected and retracted positions; with a float in tlie vessel, and devices operated by said doat for releasing said locking means.

3. ln combination, a vessel having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, devices for manually operating the outlet valve, a reciprocating member adapted to operate the in- 'let valve and to loclr and unlock the outlet valve operating devices,means for locking said reciprocating member in projected position, and means for locking said reciprocating member in retracted position, substantially as described.

4L. In combination, a vessel having an inlet yvalve and an outlet valve, devices for manually operating the outlet valve,a recip-l rocating member adapted to operate the inlet valve and to loch and unlock the outlet valve operating devices, means for locking said reciprocating member in projected position, and means for locking said reciproeating member in retracted position; a float in the vessel, and devices operated by said float for disengaging said locking means -from said reciprocating meniber. l

5. ln combination, a vessel, inlet and outlet valves therefor, devices for manually operating the outlet valve, a reciprocating member adapted to open the inlet valve yand lock the outlet valve, operating devices, and means for reciprocating saidv member; with means for locking said member in one position, means for locking the member in its other position, Vand a float in the vesselA adapted to alternately release said member locking means. j j f @In combination, a vessel having inlet and outlet.valves, devices ormanually operating the outlet valve, a reciprocating bar adapted 'to open the inlet valve and lock the outlet valve operating devices, a lever for projecting saidbar in one direction, and a spring for. moving the bar in the opposite direction; with means for locking saidbar in nro'ected aosition and means ifory locking the bai' in retracted position. l

7. ln combination, a 'measuring'vessel fnotched disk attached tothe outletvalve, a reciprocatingV member adapted tov be enhaving an inlet valve and an outlet valve;

means Yformanually operating the outlet valve, ya reciprocating bar, Vconnections between said bar and inlet valve or openin and closing the latter, and means whereby said bar in moving to one position locks the outlet valve operating devices and arterward opens the inlet valve, and in moving to another position closes and locks the inlet valve and then :trees the outlet valve;

vthe vessel adapted to release said bar locking means alternately, substantially as described. l

8. ln combination, a' measuring vessel having an inlet' valve and an outlet valve; a reciprocating bar and connections between said bar and inletv valve for opening and yclosing the latter, and means whereby said bar' when projected locks the outlet valve i and opens the inlet valve, and when retracted locks the inlet valve and frees the outlet valve; a leveradapted to project the bar, a spring for retracting the bar, a detent adapted to engage the bar and lock it in projected position; a catch'adapted to engage saidrbar and lock it in retracted position; and a Heat in the vessel adapted to release the detent and catch alternately.

9. ln combination, a measuring vessel having an inlet valve and an outlet valve; a reciprocating bar, connections between said bar and inletvalve for opening and closing the latter, and means whereby said bar when projected locks the outlet valve and opens the inlet valve, and when retracted locks the inlet valve and frees the outlet valve; a pivoted lever beside said bar, a pawl on said lever adapted to engage said bar and move it in one direction, `a spring for returning the bar in the opposite direction; a detent adapted to engage the bar and lock it in projected position, a catch adapted to engage said bar and lock it in retracted position, de-

tent and catch tripping devices extending ,into the vessel, and a iioat inthe vessel movable between said devices and adapted to operate them alternately, substantially as described. y

.10. ln combination, a measuring vessel, a valve, a notched disk attached to the valve, a reciprocating bar adapted to engage said notched disk to lock the valve in closed position, means' for reciprocating said bar, and

means for locking the bar, substantially as described.

ll.. linY combination, a measuring vessel 3 having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, a j

A bar locking devices.

gaged with v said notched disk, to ,iloelr the.

valve in closed position, connections between said reciprocating member v and the inlet valve .whereby when. the latter is opened the means for locking the bar; with a float inV the vessel, and means controlled by said ioat for releasing the bar locking device,

substantially as described. a

13. In combination with ameasuring vessel having an inlet valve and an'outlet valve, a longitudinally movable bar adapted in one position to lock the outlet valve, and connections between said barrand the inlet valve whereby after the outlet valve lis Vlocked the inlet valve may be opened, yand vice versa; with devices for locking said bar in either extreme position; aiioat within the vessel, and devices actuated thereby for disengaging the bar locking devices at the proper time. n

141. 1n combination with a measuring ves sel having an inlet valve and an outletl valve, a longitudinally movable bar adapted in one position to lock the outlet valve, and connections between said bar and the inlet .valve whereby when the outlet valve is locked the inletvalve is opened, and vice versa; a lever pivoted beside the bar, a pawl on said lever adapted to engage the bar and move it to lock the outlet valve, a springV for retracting said bar to release the outlet valve and close the inlet valve; a device adapted to engage the bar and hold it in outlet valve locking position; a device adapted to engage the bar and` hold it in inlet valve closing position; members adapted to engage the said devices, said members projecting into the vessel; and a float in the vessel adapted to alternately engage said members to' release the devices alter` nately. Y y

15. In combination, a measuring vessel, means for supplying matter to the vessel and means for withdrawing matter there'- from; a supply valve, an outlet valve; a reciprocatory bar exterior to the vessel adapted to lock the outlet valve before the supply valve can be opened, and to lock the supplyy valve before the outletvvalveV vcan be opened; means for locking thebar in protracted position, and means for locking the .bar in retracted position; with a float in the vessel, and devices actuated alternately by the'fioat controlling the saidxbar locking means, Vsubstantially as ydescribed.

catch forlocking saidmember in one posi- 16. In a dispensing. apparatus,the combination of a vessel, aninletvalve controlling the admlssionofmatter into theves-sel, an

vmatter .therefromaa reciprocating bar eX- terior toI the vessel whereby theinletvalve` is lockedV wheny the vessel is iilled,and rec mainsY lockeduntil the vesselv is emptied;

closed before thev inlet valve is opened andv and whereby` the, outlet valveQ-is' locked 7o held lockedguntil the vessel isifilled andthe*`V i 'i supplyvalve closed; means for locking the bar 1n protracted position, andy means for" 4locking the bar in retracted position; with a ioat in the vessel and devices actuated alternately by saidHoat controlling the said V bar locking means.v l n 17. in combinatlon, a vessel, inlet and outlet valves therefor, devices for manually op-v v erating the voutlet valve, a reciprocating member adapted to open the inlet valve and lock the outletvalve operatingdevices and i means lfor reciprocating said member, a

tion,a pivoted detent for locking thev member'in its other position, andpafloatin the vessel, and means operated by theioat to. alternately release said catch and said detent. c n,

18. In combination, ay vessel having inlet and loutlet valves, devices for manually operating the outlet valve, a reciprocating bar adapted to open the inlet valve and loclr the outlet valve operating devices, a klever for projecting said bar in one direction, and a spring for'moving-the bar in the opposite direction;` with a pivoted detent for locking said bar in projected position, and a catch for locking the bar in retracted position.

19.1n combina-tion, a measuring vessel having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, y

means for manually .operating the outlet valve, a reciprocating bar, connections between said bar and inletV valve for opening and closing the latter, and means Vwhereby said bar inmovin'g to one position locks the outlet valve operating devices andafterward opens the inlet valve, and in moving to another position closes and locks the inlet valve and then frees the youtlet valve; ywith` a lever for movingv said bar in one direction, a spring` Jfor moving the bar in the opposite direction; a pivoted toothed detent adapted to engage the bar and lock itin projected'position; a catch adapted to engage saidbar and loclr it in retracted position; a float in the vessel and devices operated by said float alternately to release said catch" and said detent, substantiallyk as described;

20. n combination'with aymeasuring ves- ,sel having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, a longitudinally movable vlocking bar adapted in one position te" lock the` outlet.k valve,'an:l connections between said barand.'

the inlet. valvei whereby when the outlet.'

Valye is locked the inlet Valye is opened, and` Vice versa; a detent adapted to'leck the bar in oneposition; a catch adapted to lock the said vessel7 a float in the Vessel and devices operated Ioy said loat adapted to alternately vcause said catch and Said detent to release Vsaid bar, a spring for retracting said bar,

and manually operable means for projecting 10 said bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aixrmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES F. BROWN. Vitnesses:

Jos. IsAAcs, JOHN J. WILEY.

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